lyndalou
Head Chef
I bought a couple of blade steaks last week and am not sure how to use them. I've never had them before. Any ideas?
You could cut them up with kitchen shears for a nice beef stew.
So, what is it you guys south of the border get when you buy "chuck"?
So, what is it you guys south of the border get when you buy "chuck"?
I never see chuck here, but I see blade steaks and blade roasts all the time.
Blade steaks and flat iron steaks are cut differently from the same piece of chuck.
If you cut steaks across the grain, you get blade steaks with a line of gristle through the center of each steak.
If you cut with the grain, along the top and under sides of the gristle (basically trimming out the gristle), you get flat iron steaks.
I never had a cut of blade steak but have done flat iron steaks. I do them hot and fast either over direct charcoal or on stove top cast iron. After resting I slice them thin to serve.
Blade steaks and flat iron steaks are cut differently from the same piece of chuck.
If you cut steaks across the grain, you get blade steaks with a line of gristle through the center of each steak.
If you cut with the grain, along the top and under sides of the gristle (basically trimming out the gristle), you get flat iron steaks.